He played as Jim Jacoby but he wrote books as James and for many years co-wrote a syndicated bridge column with his father as "Jacoby on Bridge" by Oswald and James Jacoby. (He wrote a re-branded newspaper bridge column after his father"s death).
He and his mother Mary Zita Jacoby co-wrote The New York Times Book of Backgammon (1973). LCCN 73-79915 Jacoby graduated from the University of Notre Dame. Jacoby was a resident of Richardson, Texas, when he died of cancer in a Dallas hospital at age 58.
Jacoby also led the winning mixed team in 1972 as playing captain.
Jacoby was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997. Awards and Honors Barry Crane Trophy, 1988.
He was a long-time resident of Texas and an original, 1968 member of the professional bridge team formed by Texas businessman Ira Corn, variously known as the Aces, Dallas Aces, and Texas Aces. In teams-of-four competition Jacoby was a member of four world champions.
